Burkhard von Fenis
Burkhard von Fenis (* around 1040 in Vinelz am Bielersee , † April 12, 1107 in Basel ) was a Burgundian nobleman and from 1072 until his death Bishop of Basel. He was the brother of Cuno von Fenis , who was bishop in Lausanne .
Childhood and youth
Burkhard was the son of the Burgundian nobleman Ulrich von Fenis from the house of the Counts of Neuchâtel and was trained as a clergyman at the cathedral school in Eichstätt . No later than 1069, he is in Mainz as chamberlain of Archbishop Siegfried I. proven.
Experiences with Henry IV.
In 1072 Burkhard was raised from the Salian family to Bishop of Basel by Heinrich IV . In 1076 he took part in the Synod of Worms , where the deposition of Pope Gregory VII was pronounced. For this he tried to get the approval of the episcopate at the Synod of Piacenza . King Henry was with his loyal followers, including Burkhard, the spell has. An opposing king was then elected in Heinrich's ruling territory ( Rudolf von Schwaben ).
In 1077 Burkhard accompanied Heinrich on his walk to Canossa , in order to have the spell removed from the Pope after humble supplications. Subsequently, Burkhard remained loyal to the king and later emperor Heinrich, for which he received the Landgraviate of Buchsgau in 1080 . In 1084 the Rappoltstein Castle was added in Alsace and in 1095 Heinrich gave him the Pfäfers Abbey in what is now the canton of St. Gallen .
Working in Basel
Burkhard von Fenis founded the first monastery in Basel in 1083 with the monastery of St. Alban . He also had the first Basel city wall built around 1080 . He also left on a slope projection of around 1100 Jolimont the Castle Erlach built.
literature
- Romain Jurot: Fenis, Burkhard von. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Paul Kläui: Burchard. In: New German Biography (NDB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1957, ISBN 3-428-00184-2 , p. 24 ( digitized version ).
- Georg von Wyss : Burchard, Bishop of Basel . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 554 f.
- Albert Eisele: Bishop Burkhard von Basel and his relations with the Markgräflerland. In: Das Markgräflerland , Issue 2/1965, pp. 65–73 ( digitized version from Freiburg University Library )
Web links
- Burkhard von Hasenburg (von Fenis) on www.altbasel.ch
| predecessor | Office | successor |
|---|---|---|
| Berengar |
Bishop of Basel 1072–1107 |
Rudolf von Homburg |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burkhard von Fenis |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Burkhard von Hasenburg; Burchard of Basel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Burgundian nobleman, Bishop of Basel (1072–1107) |
| DATE OF BIRTH | around 1040 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vinelz on Lake Biel |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1107 |
| Place of death | Basel |